Several towers of power and communications invaded Moldova, at the end of April. Photo by AP
Russia on Tuesday stepped up its offensive in eastern Ukraine, accepting Germany’s “change of position” to deal with an aggression that could, according to the Pentagon, spread to Moldova.
After the bombings in Odessa (south) on Monday, which left at least one dead and five wounded, the Ukrainian General Staff announced on Tuesday that artillery was firing and Russian airstrikes continue to hit the east of the countryincluding the Azovstal steelworks of Mariupol in the southeast.
Still in the steel plant there were over 1,000 soldiers buried But there are no more civilians left, after last week’s evacuations, according to Ukrainian authorities, who are now seeking to remove the wounded.
In the rest of the Donbas basin, to the east, Russian troops are “continuing to prepare offensive operations in the Liman and Severodonetsk regions,” according to Ukrainian military sources.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the capture of Popasna, north of the Donbaswhere Russian and pro-Russian forces reached the “administrative border of the Lugansk People’s Republic” (self-proclaimed pro-Russian separatists) along with Donetsk, another separatist region.
A view of the city of Mariupol, invaded by the Russians. Photo by AFP
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According to US intelligence services, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to extend the war beyond the Donbas, establishment of “a land bridge” in Transnitriaa region of Moldova that seceded in 1990, supported by Moscow.
“Putin is preparing for a long conflict in Ukraine, where he still aims to achieve the goals across the Donbas, ”National Intelligence Director Avril Haines told Congress.
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